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fighting within his area, and at the same time making it possible to secure valuable information concerning the progress of our own troops and the disposition and movements of the enemy. 

The fullest opportunity existed to demonstrate the efficacy of day bombardment in open warfare and from daylight until dark our bombing units worked without ceasing. The First Day Bombardment Group carried out ten successful raids dropping a total of six tons of bombs on Dommary--Barroncourt--Etain--Conflans--Gorze--Vittonville--Arneville and the railroad bridge at Corney, the railroad junction at Arneville, and a concentration troops in the village of Gorze. These were most successful, good bursts being observed at all points. The French Aerial Division concentrated on troop concentrations, railroad junctions, and enemy dumps, dropping a total of twenty tons of bombs, while the day bombardment of the British Independent Force made four raids, dropping a total of five and a half tons of bombs on Metz, Sablon, and the airdromes at Buhl, Ehrange and Boulay. Many direct hits were observed on the round house at Metz, the railroad station and the railroad lines and works adjacent, as also the hangars at Buhl and Bonlay. 

To illustrate the difficulties of Day Bombardment while operating under such circumstances, the following graphic account [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] by Capt. Jannekeyn, Commanding the Breguet Squadron 132, of the French Aerial Division, is noted.